How Nursing Homes Turn Away IndigentsHealth Care and Public HealthMedicaidNo abstract is available for this article.doi:10.2307/3560582Stephen R BlumN Malcolm HaynesInstitute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences. The Hastings CenterThe Hastings Center Report...
Surmounting antimicrobial resistance in the Millennium Superbug: Staphylococcus aureus aureus clones from hospitals into communities and further into different geographical areas where they have been responsible for epidemic outbreaks. Thus, there...
Are the highest-rated nursing homes necessarily the best choices? No. In any industry there are multiple organizations that conduct ratings. These ratings organizations often differ on the criteria and the weighting of that criteria when assessing quality. Consumers of these ratings do, and should,...
At present, the Nanjing pension institutions have reached 280, but there are few medical clinics. Nanjing Civil Affairs Bureau deputy director Zhao Jun said, the consulting room, nursing homes must meet the health department set a series of standards, involving the number of medical equipment, ...
However, it is an unfortunate reality that not all nursing homes provide safe environments for their residents. Many residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in the state of California are subjected to mistreatment and abuse. In today’s article, we discuss the different types of...
With the average nursing home costs at twice the average U.S. salary, that's more than many seniors can comfortably pay. And for those who can, it can quickly deplete their retirement savings or the estate they plan to leave for their heirs. Fortunately, there are a few strategies that ...
Figuring out how to pay for assisted living with no money is difficult, but there are resources available.
However, there were some disparities due to gender and net worth. Women tended to live longer in nursing homes than men did. (The median length of stay for women was 8 months, whereas the median length of stay for men was three months.) And residents with lower net worths tended to li...
Lobbyists are particularly active and well-funded by certain industries, notably pharmaceuticals,oil and gas,insurance, hospitals and nursing homes, utilities,banks, andreal estate.3 Lobbies and lobbyists are paid substantially by their clients to sway the decisions of lawmakers to pass legislation fo...
It's important to note that labor force measures, such as the unemployment rate, are based on the civilian non-institutional U.S. population ages 16 and older. Labor force measures exclude persons who are below the age of 16, people confined to institutions, such as nursing homes and prison...